Kappaz, Christina; McNeece, John B.(Bureau of Business Research, The University of Texas at Austin, 2004-02)

In many developing countries, venture capital investing remains a nascent industry. However, investment in private equity has been picking up in Mexico and throughout Latin America over the past year as investors regain ...

Poole, Kenneth E.(Bureau of Business Research, The University of Texas at Austin, 2007-02)

Economic development in Oklahoma and Texas has often involved one state's efforts to snatch companies from the other. When competing against one another, the Oklahoma-Texas rivalry could sometimes become blood sport. ...

Freeman, Gary P.; Leal, David L.; Plascencia, Luis F. B.(Bureau of Business Research, The University of Texas at Austin, 2003-04)

A major change is underway in the relationship between mainstream financial institutions and the U.S. Latino population. From small independents like Second Federal Savings in Chicago to the nation's largest retail bank, ...

Beasley, Byron L.; Ballard, Paul B.(Bureau of Business Research, The University of Texas at Austin, 2006-02)

As the Texas economy continues its expansion from the 2001 recession, the need for seed and growth capital for young companies is intense. A new funding program addresses this need, authorized by the Texas Legislature in ...

Reynolds, Carl(Bureau of Business Research, The University of Texas at Austin, 2000-02)

In recent years, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) has emerged as the largest state agency and, with approximately 40,000 jobs, probably the largest employer of any type in Texas. Most of its employees are ...

Kellison, J. Bruce; Brockett, Patrick(Bureau of Business Research, The University of Texas at Austin, 2003-02)

Over the past decade, the insurance industry has begun using credit histories to create credit scores for individuals who apply for or, sometimes, renew automobile and other insurance policies. Insurers use these scores ...

Olson, Jerry(Bureau of Business Research, The University of Texas at Austin, 2000-08)

In the late 1970s, Texas experienced a remarkable spurt of migration-induced population growth. One of the main reasons for the surge in migration was the much-touted Texas business climate. This part of the Sun Belt was ...

Klineberg, Stephen L.(Bureau of Business Research, The University of Texas at Austin, 1999-02)

The end of the 20th century finds major U.S. cities in the midst of significant change, precipitated by important economic and demographic trends. first, the foundations of the U.S. economy have definitively shifted away ...

Gibson, David V.; McClure, Paul F.(Bureau of Business Research, The University of Texas at Austin, 1992-10-01)

Case study of the successful commercialization of a new rapid prototyping process, Selective Laser Sintering (SLS), developed at The University of Texas at Austin and licensed in 1987-88 to the startup DTM Corp.

Baylor, Don; Rosen, Laura; Helmcamp, Leslie(Bureau of Business Research, The University of Texas at Austin, 2010-12)

More than ever, innovative and hard-working Texans need efficient and effective systems that promote economic mobility and opportunity. Currently, Texas faces two major public policy challenges. The first is that many ...

Association of University Technology Managers(Bureau of Business Research, The University of Texas at Austin, 1998-06)

Technology transfer describes a formal transferring of new discoveries and innovations resulting from scientific research conducted at universities to the commercial sector. This article explores the reason why there has ...